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ThTheCIRCLE f LIFECIRCLE of LIFE
JOURNEYJOURNEYSession 5Session 5
Respect for Allp fRaces, Cultures,
and Faithsand Faiths
Next in our CIRCLE OF LIFE JOURNEY let us ponder a question --
What if theSEAMLESS GARMENT OF LIFESEAMLESS GARMENT OF LIFE . . .
h d l. . . had no colors,texture, or brilliance?
Imagine for a momentgwhat such a world
would be like . . .
Colorless . . .
Formless . . .
DarknessDarkness.
In the beginning, when God created
the heavens and the earth,
th ththe earth wasa formless wasteland,
and darknessand darknesscovered the abyss . . . .
Genesis 1:1-2
Then God said,
“Let there be light” . . .
Then God said,
Let there be light . . .
. . . and there was LIGHT.
God saw how good the LIGHT wasGod saw how good the LIGHT was.Genesis 1:3-4
Let us considerLet us considerthe GIFT of LIGHT
d ll i d i liand all it does in our lives . . .
Illuminates
Reflects
Radiates
Ill i tiIlluminationThe true LIGHTThe true LIGHT,
which enlightens everyone, was comingwas coming
into the world.
John 1:9
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
and we saw His GLORYand we saw His GLORY,
the GLORY as ofthe GLORY as of the Father'sonly Sononly Son,
full of grace and truth.gJohn 1: 14
At special timesAt special timesin the LIFE OF JESUS,
the divine GLORY shines through brightly –
and weget a glimpseof God’s saving presence
breakingintointo
the world.
We commemoratethese special times as:
The LuminousMysteriesMysteries
of the Rosary . . .f y
The FirstThe FirstLuminous Mystery
of the Rosary John said . . . f y
“. . . the reason why I came baptizingI came baptizing
with water
was that He might be
THE BAPTISM
MADE KNOWNto Israel."
THE BAPTISMOF JESUS John 1:31
The SecondLuminous Mystery
of the RosaryJesus did thisas the beginningas the beginning
of His signs . . .
and sorevealed His
G OGLORY,and His disciplesbegan to believe
THE WEDDING AT
began to believein Him.
THE WEDDING AT CANA
John 2:11
The ThirdLuminous Mystery Jesus spoke toLuminous Mystery
of the RosaryJesus spoke tothem saying,
"I am theLIGHT
f th ldof the world.
Whoever follows mewill not walk
in darkness, but will have
THE PROCLAMATION
but will havethe LIGHT
of life."THE PROCLAMATIONOF THE KINGDOM
of life.John 8:12
The FourthLuminous MysteryLuminous Mystery
of the RosaryAnd He wastransfiguredtransfigured
before them;
His face shonelike the sun and
His clothesHis clothes became
white as
THE
white asLIGHT.
THETRANSFIGURATIONMatthew 17:2
The FifthLuminous MysteryLuminous Mystery
of the Rosary Father . . .
I have given themI have given themthe GLORY
You gave Me,g ,so that
they may bbe one,
as We are one,I in them
THE FIRST
I in themand You in Me.
THE FIRSTEUCHARIST
John 17:22-23
What came to beWhat came to bethrough Him was LIFE,
and this life wasand this life was
ThTheLIGHTof thehuman race.
John 1:3-4
ReflectionReflection
Science tells usWhi Li hthat what we see as White Light
is made up of a combination ofl d li ht l thcolored light wave lengths . . .
all the colors in the rainbow. . . all the colors in the rainbow
From WHITE LIGHT comesFrom WHITE LIGHT comes COLOR
If thi ABSORBS ll th lIf something ABSORBS all the colors,it appears black,
if it REFLECTS all the colors, it appears whiteit appears white.
The reason something appearsg ppto have a unique COLOR
is that the object is absorbingall the other colors of light . . .all the other colors of light . . .
. . . except the COLOR we see,
which isREFLECTED
back to our eyes.
Christ, the LIGHT of the WORLD, ILLUMINATES the wholeILLUMINATES the whole
HUMAN RACE
And each person REFLECTS backthe LIGHT OF CHRIST
in a special anduniquely colorful way.
Respect for ALL RACESALL RACES,
CULTURES,,& FAITHS
The human personThe human personis the clearest REFLECTION
of God's presence in the world . . .of God s presence in the world . . .
The Challenge of PeaceU S BishopsU.S. Bishops
For each persont lnot onlyREFLECTS God . . .
. . . but is the expressionof God's creative work
and the meaningf Ch i ' d i i iof Christ's redemptive ministry.
The Challenge of PeaceThe Challenge of PeaceU.S. Bishops
G d d i Hi iGod created man in His own image;male and female He created them . . .
And God saw everythingthat He had made,that He had made,
and it was very good.
Genesis 1:27; 31
God intendedGod intended that all creation live
in the harmony and loveythat unites it as one . . .
But human beings have replaced
the divinely planned harmonythe divinely planned harmonywith division,
the divinely willed unitythe divinely willed unitywith conflict,
the divinely intended communitywith fragmentation.
One form of human division,,conflict & fragmentation is RACISM:
— spatialspatialinstitutional
internalizedindividual —
Racism mars our identityas a peopleas a people,
as the human racemade in the imageg
and likeness of God.
What the Church teaches . . .
Every form of discriminationagainst individuals and groups
What the Church teaches . . .
against individuals and groups —
whether because ofwhether because ofrace, ethnicity, religion, gender,
economic status, or nationalor cultural origin—
is a serious injustice.s a se ous just ce
Brothers and Sister to UsU S Bi hU.S. Bishops
F ll fFor all of youwho were baptized into Christ
have clothed yourselveshave clothed yourselveswith Christ.
There is neither Jew nor Greek,there is neither slave nor free person,
there is not male and female;
for you are all onefor you are all onein Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:27-28
For us to perfectly imagethe LIGHT of CHRISTthe LIGHT of CHRIST
All the colors of humanityAll the colors of humanity must REFLECT as ONE.
RadiationRadiation
RADIATION is energythat is transmittedthat is transmitted
and spread outwardin the form of LIGHTin the form of LIGHT
from a central source
How areWE calledWE called
to RADIATEGOD’S LOVEGOD S LOVEto all Races,
C lt esCulturesand Faiths?
Let us beginby listening to,by listening to,
andlearning fromlearning from,
each other . . .
. . . and by seeking to see the LIGHT of Godthe LIGHT of God
in every face we meet.
We meet God in and throughpeople of every color,
th i b k dethnic background,religion,
class & genderclass & gender.
God is active in and throughthe people,
places and i tcircumstances
that constitute our ordinary daily lifeour ordinary daily life.
“The beginning of loveis to let those we love
b f tl th lbe perfectly themselves,and not to twist them
to fit our own imageto fit our own image.
Otherwise we loveonly the reflection of ourselves
we find in them.”
– Thomas Merton
I wish I could show you,I wish I could show you, when you are lonely
or in darkness,
the astonishing LIGHTf B iof your own Being.
– Hafiz�������
Worldwide the Church todayWorldwide, the Church todayis not just European and American . . .
it is western, eastern, northern, and southern,
black and also brown, white and also
d d llred and yellow.
Brothers and Sisters to UsU.S. Bishops
All the races and tribesAll the races and tribesin the worldare like theare like thedifferent colored
flowers inone meadow.
All are beautifulAll are beautiful.
As children of the – Native American Indian T diti l C dCreator —
they mustall be respected
Traditional Codeof Ethics
all be respected.
It is the dutyIt is the dutyof every cultured man or woman
to read sympatheticallyy p ythe scriptures of the world.
If we are to respectIf we are to respectothers' religions
as we would have themrespect our own,
a friendly study of theld' li iworld's religions
is a sacred duty.
– Gandhi
You cannot shake handswith a clenched fist.
– Golda Meir
Darkness cannot drive out darkness;Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only LIGHT can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate;Hate cannot drive out hate; only LOVE can do that.
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
You are the LIGHT of the world. . . .Your LIGHT must shineYour LIGHT must shine
before others, that they may see
your good deedsand glorify
your heavenly Fatheryour heavenly Father.
Matthew 5: 14 17Matthew 5: 14, 17
Our PrayerChrist, Our LIGHT,
Help us to see
y
Help us to seeYour LIGHT reflected in
every human face,y ,in our everyday lives and
throughout our world.
May we become instrumentsof your peace and reconciliationof your peace and reconciliation
working to bring togetherall Races, Culturesall Races, Cultures
and Faiths.
The LIGHT shinesin the darkness,
and the darknesshas not overcome it.
John 1:5
AAmenHarp music © by Carolyn Ancell
from her December Solace recordingused with permission
Luminous Mysteriesimages from:
http://campus.udayton.edu/mary//meditations/luminous.html
Presentation prepared by K.K. HirschboeckOur Mother of Sorrows Parish
Christian Life Commission